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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Austrovenus (Genus)
> stutchburyi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Austrovenus crassitesta (Finlay, 1924)
=Chione aucklandica Powell, 1932
=Chione crassitesta Finlay, 1924
=Chione stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
=Venericardia zelandica Potiez & Michaud, 1844
=Venus dieffenbachii Gray, 1843
=Venus macleayana Tenison-Woods, 1879
=Venus stutchburii W. Wood, 1828
=Venus stutchburyi W. Wood, 1828
=Venus zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
Coromandel, intertidal. 42mm. © rights reserved
The common Cockle. © rights reserved
The common Cockle. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Austrovenus (Genus)
> stutchburyi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Austrovenus crassitesta (Finlay, 1924)
=Chione aucklandica Powell, 1932
=Chione crassitesta Finlay, 1924
=Chione stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
=Venericardia zelandica Potiez & Michaud, 1844
=Venus dieffenbachii Gray, 1843
=Venus macleayana Tenison-Woods, 1879
=Venus stutchburii W. Wood, 1828
=Venus stutchburyi W. Wood, 1828
=Venus zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
Size/Grows to:
Width 60mm, Height 54mm. with records over 80mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Auckland and Chatham Islands, from 0-69m
Notes:
Cockle, Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.426)
  • Jul/1970 Items of Interest: Chione stutchburyi, Poirieria, 5(4) (p.65)
  • Gardner, N.W. Mar/1967 Chione stutchburyi, our common Cockle, Poirieria, 3(6)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil